this song is not about drugs (tool members are not addicts as far as i know).
its a representation of society which dictates your life. you are brought into a world where you are taught religion and where you enjoy all the matierial possesions. these things restrict the true nature of life which is to simply exist till you die. you have religions saying you can and can't do certain things, you have government and media showing you what you want to do, being swept under in the ocean of lies that society has created. you get used to the way it all works and think you're enjoying this reality others have dictated to you when in actuality, you're on your knees worshipping and contributing to the system of lies. when you become aware of how screwed up our world is and how wrapped up most of the world is in their petty matierial problems, you're helplessly awake in the undertow. and you will die in the undertow that you were raised and lived in because there is no way out of the laws and rediculous wars that the world around us creates. so stay ignorant and blissful or become aware and bear the burdon of the knowledge that you are being swept along in the sea of chaos at the mercey of of governments who think they know whats best for us.
To elaborate on your statement, the undertow might be the current in which your life flows, and the ecstasy might be the realization of your ability as a human being to create a better world for yourself, the realization you are a free being within a universe, and that you are only at the mercy of yourself and your own choices. Perhaps the song is about knowing and waking up to how silly the world is, and accepting it, and realizing you can make a better world because you now have total realization of your own will and ability.
To elaborate on your statement, the undertow might be the current in which your life flows, and the ecstasy might be the realization of your ability as a human being to create a better world for yourself, the realization you are a free being within a universe, and that you are only at the mercy of yourself and your own choices. Perhaps the song is about knowing and waking up to how silly the world is, and accepting it, and realizing you can make a better world because you now have total realization of your own will and ability.
this song is not about drugs (tool members are not addicts as far as i know). its a representation of society which dictates your life. you are brought into a world where you are taught religion and where you enjoy all the matierial possesions. these things restrict the true nature of life which is to simply exist till you die. you have religions saying you can and can't do certain things, you have government and media showing you what you want to do, being swept under in the ocean of lies that society has created. you get used to the way it all works and think you're enjoying this reality others have dictated to you when in actuality, you're on your knees worshipping and contributing to the system of lies. when you become aware of how screwed up our world is and how wrapped up most of the world is in their petty matierial problems, you're helplessly awake in the undertow. and you will die in the undertow that you were raised and lived in because there is no way out of the laws and rediculous wars that the world around us creates. so stay ignorant and blissful or become aware and bear the burdon of the knowledge that you are being swept along in the sea of chaos at the mercey of of governments who think they know whats best for us.
To elaborate on your statement, the undertow might be the current in which your life flows, and the ecstasy might be the realization of your ability as a human being to create a better world for yourself, the realization you are a free being within a universe, and that you are only at the mercy of yourself and your own choices. Perhaps the song is about knowing and waking up to how silly the world is, and accepting it, and realizing you can make a better world because you now have total realization of your own will and ability.
To elaborate on your statement, the undertow might be the current in which your life flows, and the ecstasy might be the realization of your ability as a human being to create a better world for yourself, the realization you are a free being within a universe, and that you are only at the mercy of yourself and your own choices. Perhaps the song is about knowing and waking up to how silly the world is, and accepting it, and realizing you can make a better world because you now have total realization of your own will and ability.
@Eightba|| Oh yeah, a singer in a heavy metal band in the late 80's in Los Angeles would NEVER try heroin.
@Eightba|| Oh yeah, a singer in a heavy metal band in the late 80's in Los Angeles would NEVER try heroin.